Today’s Almanac
Your daily dose of holidays, words, weather & wisdom — updated every morning.
Question of the Day
This phrase originally referred to a voucher given to spectators at a baseball game that was rained out. The “rain check” allowed them to watch another game for free. Our sources indicate that the term came into being around 1884 and gradually came to refer to vouchers for other sports and eventually to vouchers you get at, say, the drugstore, when it runs out of sale-priced toothpaste.
Word of the Day
Staunch
Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship.
Upcoming Holidays
- Nov 24 Full Beaver Moon
- Nov 26 Thanksgiving Day
Puzzle of the Day
Why was the giant Goliath very much astonished when David hit him with a stone?
Because such a thing had never entered his head before.
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About the Almanac
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